2 Esdras 10:37-39

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

³⁷ Now therefore, I beg you to give your servant an explanation of this bewildering vision.’

³⁸ He answered me and said, ‘Listen to me, and I will teach you, and tell you about the things that you fear; for the Most High has revealed many secrets to you. ³⁹ He has seen your righteous conduct, and that you have sorrowed continually for your people and mourned greatly over Zion.